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water park, did anyone else see larry david's movie on hbo a week or two ago that involves a plot with martha's vineyard and he takes down the -- we'll leave it there. i don't think anyone. clear history. thank you. let's get to it. here is what you may have missed. >> welcome to squawk on the street. here is what's happened so farment. >> durable goods down, a whopping 7 approximate the 3. >> this is right sizing the industry. so gdp and capacity, those are the issues, the macro issues. >> are you in support of the transaction? >> i think we win either way, whether it goes through or whether it doesn't go through. >> that is the legacy drug a few billion. >> that's a great drug for pancreatic and kidney, nothing for those so this is one of those things amgen suddenly is back. >> that's global markets and agreed to a merger which i know came up last week. they agreed to a deal. >> you buy it and emotional response. >> it is a chick magnet, may i say that? shall i say that? >> i don't like to hang around small chickens. >> should i say it? >> i think bomber did a good job under difficult circums
water park, did anyone else see larry david's movie on hbo a week or two ago that involves a plot with martha's vineyard and he takes down the -- we'll leave it there. i don't think anyone. clear history. thank you. let's get to it. here is what you may have missed. >> welcome to squawk on the street. here is what's happened so farment. >> durable goods down, a whopping 7 approximate the 3. >> this is right sizing the industry. so gdp and capacity, those are the issues, the...
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first lady, michelle obama, biking with her family friday on martha's vineyard and opening up to parade about raising 15-year-old malia and 12-year-old sasha. what i tell my kids is i'm preparing you for college and life so, having independence, knowing how to set your own boundaries, figuring out how to make that balance. asked about these comments to wcax -- >> as a busy single mother or busy mother -- >> she said, i give my husband credit, he knows who their friends are, their schedule, but he is not making the calls to the dance studio to figure out what classes they're taking next year. mrs. obama has also made it to point to promote healthy eating and exercise, often serving as first example. ♪ taking on jimmy fallon in a fitness battle and teaching workout moves to kids and the coveted cover model is not above a little vanity. i have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who i am as a woman. i want to be this really fly i8, 90-year-old. i asked her former campaign chief of staff how she'll be remembered. >> fun, passionate. a good mom. a great spouse. somebody that
first lady, michelle obama, biking with her family friday on martha's vineyard and opening up to parade about raising 15-year-old malia and 12-year-old sasha. what i tell my kids is i'm preparing you for college and life so, having independence, knowing how to set your own boundaries, figuring out how to make that balance. asked about these comments to wcax -- >> as a busy single mother or busy mother -- >> she said, i give my husband credit, he knows who their friends are, their...
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. >>> now, president obama is wrapping up his vacation on martha's vineyard today. he's actually spent so much of his time doing one of the things he loves to do, which is playing golf. >> yep. the president hit the links yesterday with comedian larry david. he played nine holes with the "seinfeld" co-creator and "curb your enthusiasm" star. must be a lot of fun playing with a comedian. rounding out the foursome were the boston celtics' hutchins and former u.s. trade executive ron kirk. >> i don't know, he can make fun of you a lot, though, right? >> that was my point. probably put you down quite a bit. >> because actually, the president, he's like a so-so golfer. >> is he? >> he likes doing it a lot. he's not the best, he's not terrible, but i think he plays with a lot of guys who might be better than him, so. >> he's got a lot on his mind. >> yeah, he does. >>> let's talk college football now. college football, where alabama's trying to do what no division 1 team in the modern era has ever done. >> which is win back-to-back national championships. joe carter is he
. >>> now, president obama is wrapping up his vacation on martha's vineyard today. he's actually spent so much of his time doing one of the things he loves to do, which is playing golf. >> yep. the president hit the links yesterday with comedian larry david. he played nine holes with the "seinfeld" co-creator and "curb your enthusiasm" star. must be a lot of fun playing with a comedian. rounding out the foursome were the boston celtics' hutchins and former...
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cnn white house correspondent dan lothian is covering the obamas as they vacation on martha's vineyard. >> reporter: as president obama ordered up fried shrimp, fried oysters, onion rings and french fries at nancy's restaurant and snack bar in oak bluffs, his wife made a much healthier appearance in a hip-hop music video with industry heavyweights promoting healthy living. >> it's hard to believe that -- >> reporter: the first lady doesn't sing and dance in the video, even though she's never shied away from grooving to beyonce. dancing with ijimmy fallon. in this project her let's move campaign doesn't cause her to break a sweat, but it's the inspiration for an entire album of 19 songs. with healthy tunes like "you are what you eat" and "veggie love" recorded by jordin sparks and ashante and dugi fresh. >> hip-hop is the number one tool educating and teaching the kids in a positive way. >> reporter: this album is the work of a partnership for healthier america and hip-hop public health with white house footage of the first lady celebrating the first anniversary of let's move. >> it is
cnn white house correspondent dan lothian is covering the obamas as they vacation on martha's vineyard. >> reporter: as president obama ordered up fried shrimp, fried oysters, onion rings and french fries at nancy's restaurant and snack bar in oak bluffs, his wife made a much healthier appearance in a hip-hop music video with industry heavyweights promoting healthy living. >> it's hard to believe that -- >> reporter: the first lady doesn't sing and dance in the video, even...
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. >> i think in our first segment about martha washington, you saw martha as the person who protected the aspect of the role, the social partners to the president, and a hope to the nation. when you get to abigail, she becomes a political partner with her husband and pioneers that role. dolley is the one that brings the two of them together. she becomes the social and political partner for her husband. i think that sets all kinds of precedents for the future first lady. she is still held up as a standard by which other people measure themselves today. >> we will spend the first 35 minutes on those important white house years. it was such an interesting time for the country and we want to make sure you understand the history of it. we will learn how this young quaker woman became an internationally known first lady and we will end up with her legacy. we welcome your participation. throughout the program, we will have phone lines open. you can send us a tweet and use #firstladies. there are people wanting to know about martha jefferson. they are thinking, what happened. we talked about
. >> i think in our first segment about martha washington, you saw martha as the person who protected the aspect of the role, the social partners to the president, and a hope to the nation. when you get to abigail, she becomes a political partner with her husband and pioneers that role. dolley is the one that brings the two of them together. she becomes the social and political partner for her husband. i think that sets all kinds of precedents for the future first lady. she is still held...
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what happened to martha jefferson? >> she was not in the white house because she died very early on. she and jefferson were married for 10 years. then she died in childbirth. so he was a widower when he moved into the white house. and he needed someone to oversee these parties when both sexes were prent. -- present. it was thought to be unseemly to entertain in mixed company if you did not have a partner present. so he would sometimes ask dolley madison. >> he did not entertain very much. >> he entertained in a private way. he did not have large entertainments like washington or adams or the madison spirit. >> the capital was getting used to that. >> i think there was criticism not because he was not as sovel -- social, but because he did not invite the women as often as he did the men. he preferred to have a lot of male company and conduct actual political conversations. he also did away with all kinds of rank and protocol. which was very criticized at that time. but he wanted everyone to be treated as equals. he thou
what happened to martha jefferson? >> she was not in the white house because she died very early on. she and jefferson were married for 10 years. then she died in childbirth. so he was a widower when he moved into the white house. and he needed someone to oversee these parties when both sexes were prent. -- present. it was thought to be unseemly to entertain in mixed company if you did not have a partner present. so he would sometimes ask dolley madison. >> he did not entertain very...
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i question is for martha. when the administration released specific data on headstart and how many kids, it must be very helpful and got a lot of press from a reliable source. do you see similar data, and , knowingr programs that every program does not work the same and data sometimes harder to get? that will be helpful because it generates a lot of the press that helps the grassroots. >> you are right. one of the unique needs about headstart is they did something that was extremely helpful to program management and public awareness raising which was to a few months ago update their plans and say exactly what they were doing so can say how many children would be impacted. that is somewhat unique. that being said, we do know a lot about what is going on and state-by-state what the percentage reduction has been. how many title i dollars have been pulled out. and as we have the information that we feel is consistent enough and scrubbed enough that people will take it seriously as they should the we are happy to m
i question is for martha. when the administration released specific data on headstart and how many kids, it must be very helpful and got a lot of press from a reliable source. do you see similar data, and , knowingr programs that every program does not work the same and data sometimes harder to get? that will be helpful because it generates a lot of the press that helps the grassroots. >> you are right. one of the unique needs about headstart is they did something that was extremely...
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commenti wanted to about the trip for the dog to martha's vineyard. it makes it seem like it was only done for the dog, but they had the office workers and they just happened to have the dog being that they were going to make that trip anyway. when you leave stuff out, it is not nice. host: any questions for our guests? caller: none. i just wanted to comment. from another comment twitter -- unless can use skype or go to meeting -- less trouble for congress, no travel for congress. does congress review this process on a regular basis? how does the work to see how the current set of rules and laws is working? ethicsi am assuming the committees, having imposed these guidelines, are keeping a handle on it. it will be interesting to see whether stories like rick's piece have impacts on getting one member to step forward and say "hey, that loophole that is being taken advantage of by everyone needs to be addressed until we have not heard that yet. -- addressed her cope we're not heard that -- addressed." host: rehoboth beach. caller: i wish there were more
commenti wanted to about the trip for the dog to martha's vineyard. it makes it seem like it was only done for the dog, but they had the office workers and they just happened to have the dog being that they were going to make that trip anyway. when you leave stuff out, it is not nice. host: any questions for our guests? caller: none. i just wanted to comment. from another comment twitter -- unless can use skype or go to meeting -- less trouble for congress, no travel for congress. does congress...
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away fighting the revolutionary war, martha washington ran their plantation. >> it is clear that martha arrived at mount vernon in 1859 and there was a lot of management that she had to do. when she married george washington, she brings with her to mount vernon 12 housemates. that is really almost unimaginable luxury. these are slaves that are for the most part, not field labor, not producing crops, which is where your income is coming from. they are doing things like cooking, serving at table, clean the house, doing the laundry, doing selling, this is not productive labor in the sense that it is not productive income. she brings them with her and she brings financial resources to the marriage as well as her managerial skills. it makes mount vernon a successful operation and it makes it possible for washington to be away for eight years fighting a war. the fact that he has this support system that enables him to volunteer his time and talents to run the revolution is clearly critical. first, a farm manager, who during most literal revolution is a distant cousin of washington. \washingto
away fighting the revolutionary war, martha washington ran their plantation. >> it is clear that martha arrived at mount vernon in 1859 and there was a lot of management that she had to do. when she married george washington, she brings with her to mount vernon 12 housemates. that is really almost unimaginable luxury. these are slaves that are for the most part, not field labor, not producing crops, which is where your income is coming from. they are doing things like cooking, serving at...
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military exercises with the egyptian military in comments made on martha's vineyard. here is the headline. they say it shows the limits of u.s. sway, writing a rebuke underscored the limits of u.s. influence with the nation's generals, who benefit 1.3 billion dollars a year in military aid. in addition to canceling the high-profile military exercise scheduled to begin next month, obama said his national security team will consider further steps as necessary, a comment that puts military aid in question. we will show you the president's comments next from martha's vineyard and then back to your comments and calls. >> good morning, everybody. i just finished a discussion with my national security team about the situation in egypt. i wanted to provide an up eight. -- an update. let me get by stepping back. the relationship between the united states and egypt goes back decades. it's rooted in our respect of egypt as a nation, ancient center of civilization, and cornerstone for peace in the middle east. it's also rooted in our ties to the egyptian people forged through a l
military exercises with the egyptian military in comments made on martha's vineyard. here is the headline. they say it shows the limits of u.s. sway, writing a rebuke underscored the limits of u.s. influence with the nation's generals, who benefit 1.3 billion dollars a year in military aid. in addition to canceling the high-profile military exercise scheduled to begin next month, obama said his national security team will consider further steps as necessary, a comment that puts military aid in...
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is a very mean thing to say but i thought his first priority should be to bring his family back from martha's they neared and return to wherever he came from. you mean coming back to washington d.c.? just come back to wherever he is being president and go away from being president. the other caller said he should perhaps resigned. that is what i think. rose brought up the division in politics, that is the subject of today's lead editorial in the wall street journal on a different potential candidate, hillary clinton. her racial politics is the headline there. the next piece notes that she makes a polarizing pitch that ignores trends in voter turnouts. that opinion piece notes that hillary clinton is playing racial politics right now -- on the issue of potential candidates in 2016, here is a front page piece today also in "the wall street journal" -- on that same story, it goes on to note the history here. it notes -- over the past half-century, vice presidents who ran invariably capture their parties nomination -- the last president to fail the nomination was out in berkeley, who suffer -- wh
is a very mean thing to say but i thought his first priority should be to bring his family back from martha's they neared and return to wherever he came from. you mean coming back to washington d.c.? just come back to wherever he is being president and go away from being president. the other caller said he should perhaps resigned. that is what i think. rose brought up the division in politics, that is the subject of today's lead editorial in the wall street journal on a different potential...
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he spoke from where he is vacationing in martha's vineyard. here is part of those remarks. >> that is why we are so concerned by reason -- recent events. we appreciate the complexity of the situation. mohamed morsi was elected president in a democratic election him and his government was not conclusive and did not respect the views of all egyptians. egyptians wereny calling for a change in course. we do not believe force is the way to resolve political differences, after the military's intervention several weeks ago, there remained a chance for reconciliation and an opportunity to pursue a democratic path. instead, we have seen a more dangerous path taken. arbitrary arrests, a broad crackdown on mohamed morsi's associations and supporters, and now tragically, violence has taken the lives of hundreds of people and wounded thousands. the united states strongly condemns the steps that have been taken by egypt's interim government and security forces. we deplorable violence against civilians. we support universal rights to human dignity, including
he spoke from where he is vacationing in martha's vineyard. here is part of those remarks. >> that is why we are so concerned by reason -- recent events. we appreciate the complexity of the situation. mohamed morsi was elected president in a democratic election him and his government was not conclusive and did not respect the views of all egyptians. egyptians wereny calling for a change in course. we do not believe force is the way to resolve political differences, after the military's...
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we have about two and a half minutes of tape from president obama yesterday on martha's vineyard on all of this and then we'll go to your calls. >> we appreciate the complexity of the situation. while muhammad morsi was elected president in a democratic election, his government was not inclusive. and did not respect the views of all egyptians. we know that many egyptians, millions of egyptians, perhaps even a majority of egyptians were calling for a change in course and while we do not believe that force is the way to resolve political differences, after the military's intervention several weeks ago, there remained a chance for reconciliation and an opportunity to pursue a democratic path. instead, we've seen a more dangerous path through arrests, abroad crackdown on mr. morsi's associations and supporters and now, tragically, the violence has taken the lives of hundreds of people and wounded thousands more. the united states strongly condemns the steps that have been taken by egypt's interim government and security forces. we deplore violence against civilians. we support the universal
we have about two and a half minutes of tape from president obama yesterday on martha's vineyard on all of this and then we'll go to your calls. >> we appreciate the complexity of the situation. while muhammad morsi was elected president in a democratic election, his government was not inclusive. and did not respect the views of all egyptians. we know that many egyptians, millions of egyptians, perhaps even a majority of egyptians were calling for a change in course and while we do not...
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caller: i wanted to comment about the trip for the dog to martha's vineyard. it makes it seem like it was only done for the dog, but they had the office workers and they just happened to have the dog being that they were going to make that trip anyway. when you leave stuff out, it is not nice. host: any questions for our guest? caller: none. i just wanted to comment. host: another comment from twitter -- congress can use skype or go to meeting -- less trouble for congress, no travel for congress. does congress review this process on a regular basis? how does the work to see how the current set of rules and laws is working? guest: i am assuming the ethics committees having imposed these guidelines, are keeping a handle on it. it will be interesting to see whether stories like rick's piece have impacts on getting one member to step forward and say "hey, that loophole that is being taken advantage of by everyone needs to be addressed until we have not heard that yet. -- and we have not heard that yet. i wish there would be more risk coverage and more disclosure o
caller: i wanted to comment about the trip for the dog to martha's vineyard. it makes it seem like it was only done for the dog, but they had the office workers and they just happened to have the dog being that they were going to make that trip anyway. when you leave stuff out, it is not nice. host: any questions for our guest? caller: none. i just wanted to comment. host: another comment from twitter -- congress can use skype or go to meeting -- less trouble for congress, no travel for...
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how have the duties of the first ladies evolved from martha washington until this day? it sounds like there are a lot of similarities, really. it depends on the individual first lady as to how. >> it is. actually, i think that the first three first ladies -- martha, abigail, and dolly -- were far harder working and more actively involved in their husband's lives and in their careers. and my own opinion was that when we stopped being colonies and started being a country, maybe by the 1800's or so, that generation growing up, we were growing to be more -- they were more prominent. they were very prosperous. men wanted their wives to have all sorts of lovely things. they catered to them a lot more. they didn't have to work quite as hard. ladies at that time, they started, i guess being frailer. >> 1857 the key supreme court -- the dred scott supreme court decision on slavery. in 1858, the lecompton constitution. in 1860, the pony express was established. and in 1861, the creation of the confederate states of america. this white house was dealing with enormous problems but
how have the duties of the first ladies evolved from martha washington until this day? it sounds like there are a lot of similarities, really. it depends on the individual first lady as to how. >> it is. actually, i think that the first three first ladies -- martha, abigail, and dolly -- were far harder working and more actively involved in their husband's lives and in their careers. and my own opinion was that when we stopped being colonies and started being a country, maybe by the...
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the president return from the martha's vineyard. the question we're asking what makes americans so angry and divided from dallas, texas. caller: well, i think the economy is the biggest issue here. people don't have jobs. if they do have jobs they are working two or three of them just to support their families. it started back with regan, his deregulation then clinton and nafta and the undermining of glass speegal which is done as a suggestion of robert, ruben and larry summers whom obama was to bring back into government again, as part of the fed, and i think the economy is a very difficult subject. and neither bush nor obama has had the knowledge or the decisiveness to deal with it. under bush it got worse and worse and then when paulson ame one his bailout crisis soverl, he bailed out big banks. the economy has been attacking the average american citizen for the past 20 years, we just didn't notice it until it became really horrific and then of course the wars that have cost us a fortune. that was done -- so many of these things
the president return from the martha's vineyard. the question we're asking what makes americans so angry and divided from dallas, texas. caller: well, i think the economy is the biggest issue here. people don't have jobs. if they do have jobs they are working two or three of them just to support their families. it started back with regan, his deregulation then clinton and nafta and the undermining of glass speegal which is done as a suggestion of robert, ruben and larry summers whom obama was...
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the first power couple in the presidency were martha and george. >> another call. delighted to have people watching in venezuela. lindsay is in pennsylvania. what is your question? >> i do not have a question either, but i thought it might be fun for your viewers to know i am a relative. my maiden name was urchard. much to my dismay. nobody understood it. i am proud to have it as part of my heritage now. when i was in high school i did some research on rutherford b. hayes and i found out he had quite the sense of humor and ended up riding a bicycle through the white house. i thought your viewers might get a kick out of knowing that. >> thank you so much. did he have a sense of humor? >> he did. it was a bit understated. he cut up apples at the dinner table and tossed the pieces at the people at the table. some of whom would not deem to catch them. he could also tell a joke. but not often. >> it was serious times. lucie hayes gave birth to eight children, five of whom went to adulthood. are the a lot of descendents in the country? >> we have more than 100 hayes desc
the first power couple in the presidency were martha and george. >> another call. delighted to have people watching in venezuela. lindsay is in pennsylvania. what is your question? >> i do not have a question either, but i thought it might be fun for your viewers to know i am a relative. my maiden name was urchard. much to my dismay. nobody understood it. i am proud to have it as part of my heritage now. when i was in high school i did some research on rutherford b. hayes and i...
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eastern on c-span programs on every first lady from martha washington to ida mckinley. tonight, sarah polk, mark rhett taylor and abigail fillmore.
eastern on c-span programs on every first lady from martha washington to ida mckinley. tonight, sarah polk, mark rhett taylor and abigail fillmore.
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earnestcretary josh read a statement today in a briefing at martha's vineyard where president is vacationing. >> the united states strongly condemns the use of violence against protesters in egypt. we extend our condolences to the families who have been killed and to the injured. we have repeatedly called on the egyptian military and security forces to show our strength and for the government to respect the universal rights of its citizens, just as we have urged protesters to demonstrate peacefully. violence will only make it more difficult to move egypt forward on the path toward lasting stability and democracy. pledgescounter to the of the government to pursue reconciliation. we strongly oppose a return to a state of emergency and call on the government to respect basic human rights such as freedom of peaceful assembly and due process under the law. the world is watching what is happening in cairo. we urge the government of egypt and all parties in egypt to refrain from violence and resolve their differences peacefully. >> more on the situation in egypt with former egyptian diplomats speak
earnestcretary josh read a statement today in a briefing at martha's vineyard where president is vacationing. >> the united states strongly condemns the use of violence against protesters in egypt. we extend our condolences to the families who have been killed and to the injured. we have repeatedly called on the egyptian military and security forces to show our strength and for the government to respect the universal rights of its citizens, just as we have urged protesters to demonstrate...
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any speculation as whether there may be a news conference before he heads up to martha's vineyard? guest: there is speculation. some of the edges were taken off now that he has done "the tonight show," but there's a lot of speculation he will do a news conference tomorrow or friday. con chief white house correspondent, the author of "prisoners of the white house" and a number of other books. thank you for being with us. the story is available online about the president appearing last night with jay leno. saying, the president making his sixth appearance, the fourth as president, telling me host the government is not overreacting and locking down nearly 20 diplomatic posts and issuing that worldwide travel warning after intercepting electronic conversations, raising concerns of the terrorist attacks. usewhite house has declined the latest reports of terrorist threats to justify, the administration's broad intelligence programs in the u.s. and foreign countries, the president and his appearance last night did reiterate that such government surveillance is a critical component to coun
any speculation as whether there may be a news conference before he heads up to martha's vineyard? guest: there is speculation. some of the edges were taken off now that he has done "the tonight show," but there's a lot of speculation he will do a news conference tomorrow or friday. con chief white house correspondent, the author of "prisoners of the white house" and a number of other books. thank you for being with us. the story is available online about the president...
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., programs from martha washington to ida mckinley. margaret taylor and abigail fillmore. >> sarah polk was up on diplomacy and intelligence. she made no bones about having an interest in politics and being her husband's partner. she group in a political household. she grew up loving politics and she married james after he won a seat in the legislature will stop he not does she would not have mailing -- legislature. she would not have married him otherwise will stop -- otherwise. >> throughout their long and illustrious political career. she lived there many years. generals on both sides would pay their respects. it is an interesting commentary on what beloved status she held. >> she was honest about her husband's work. she went to every post she could go to with him. she went through the arduous journey. she was very well-liked in the diplomatic community. they met all kinds of people. friends and enemies and others. they had to make things work. they were very experienced people. they were more sophisticated than what is around them.
., programs from martha washington to ida mckinley. margaret taylor and abigail fillmore. >> sarah polk was up on diplomacy and intelligence. she made no bones about having an interest in politics and being her husband's partner. she group in a political household. she grew up loving politics and she married james after he won a seat in the legislature will stop he not does she would not have mailing -- legislature. she would not have married him otherwise will stop -- otherwise. >>...
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martha was a lot harder. her portrait is probably the best likeness there is. so i simply went on that one. for the others, it was more on photography. , ih all of that information pieced together images i thought were good and representative. >> what is the process you go through in starting to work on a painting? how much work goes into the project before you start it? research andll the background. for a normal portrait of someone i need to really represent d, i needfe-size and 2- to get to know them. in this case, it is different with public figures and i am using them for a relatively small portrait. a lot of the work happens first, the research and gathering images. what i rely on the most is pencil work. i paint right on the board to make it easier for me. i draw a right on the board with pencil and going and going until i like it. getting the scale right and all of those things and progressing from there. >> how long did you work on this painting, from research through the painting process and even break it up if you have recollection? with every projec
martha was a lot harder. her portrait is probably the best likeness there is. so i simply went on that one. for the others, it was more on photography. , ih all of that information pieced together images i thought were good and representative. >> what is the process you go through in starting to work on a painting? how much work goes into the project before you start it? research andll the background. for a normal portrait of someone i need to really represent d, i needfe-size and 2- to...
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vineyardgo to martha's and that is ok. the law is flexible and fluid. that is dangerous. noblew is a means to a end. so if obama is better than the rest of us and has a better vision to mckinney really doesn't have to follow the obamacare mandate. or he really can go after boeing or give amnesty to one point 7 million illegal aliens because his intentions and goals are supposedly much better than ours. that is very dangerous when you get away from the role of absolute law. were one the countries of the ancient civilizations i find most fascinating is the byzantine empire. they actually preserved western civilization for good 1000 years. if you go into the walls and modern-day istanbul, they're like 20 feet thick. you can't help but wonder, was this country overrun from the outside or did it crumble from the inside? as a military historian and a historian or general historian of confluencesort of threats from the outside as well as threats from within, how do you see that at work on our walls of civilization? >> every great society has enemies, foreign and domestic, but th
vineyardgo to martha's and that is ok. the law is flexible and fluid. that is dangerous. noblew is a means to a end. so if obama is better than the rest of us and has a better vision to mckinney really doesn't have to follow the obamacare mandate. or he really can go after boeing or give amnesty to one point 7 million illegal aliens because his intentions and goals are supposedly much better than ours. that is very dangerous when you get away from the role of absolute law. were one the...
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eastern on c-span, programs on every first lady from martha washington. tonight, elizabeth monroe and the lease catherine adams. -- louisa catherine adams -- louise catherine adams. ♪ >> elizabeth monroe was a true partner in her husband's career. they were a love story and absolutely devoted to each other. elizabeth monroe had a well- developed sense of style and image. this is a woman who knew how to carry herself with great elegance. >> it is called the era of good feeling. >> this is a woman who spoke french. >> very great beauty. she received is seldom anything in the white house. she hated it. >> dignity, civility. those are the words that come to mind. >> elizabeth monroe served as first lady from 1817 to 1825 as a time known as the era of good feeling. coming up, we will explore her life and what were not always happy times inside the white house for this woman born into a well-to-do new york family. she married james monroe at the age of 17 and traveled new york extensively with him. she brought with her to the white house a certain french sens
eastern on c-span, programs on every first lady from martha washington. tonight, elizabeth monroe and the lease catherine adams. -- louisa catherine adams -- louise catherine adams. ♪ >> elizabeth monroe was a true partner in her husband's career. they were a love story and absolutely devoted to each other. elizabeth monroe had a well- developed sense of style and image. this is a woman who knew how to carry herself with great elegance. >> it is called the era of good feeling....
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eastern on c-span, programs on every first lady from martha washington to ida mckinley. we are offering a special edition of the book "first ladies of the united states of america: presenting a biography and portrait of each, first lady" comments from noted historians, and thoughts from michelle obama on the role of first ladies. now available for the discounted price of $12.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/products. thewebsite has more about first ladies, including a special session "welcome to the white house," produced by our partner the white house historical association. it chronicles life in the executive mansion. find out more at c- span.org/firstladies. span, we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, but he knew in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and conferences, and offering complete, gavel-to- gavel coverage of the u.s. house, all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span, created by the cable industry 34 years ago and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. now you can watch us in hd
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these were their own people. >> there was a book written about martha washington. this is her story about rachel and andrew jackson of being gentle. it is available for those of you who want to learn more. let me have you talk about a theme, that is the changing role of women in politics. what was happening for women and their ability to influence politics? >> what was gaining is the abolitionist movement. they were part of that movement and were also feminist. it was not peculiar to see women with opinions. >> how did the ladies in the administrations deal with the panic of 1837? >> very well. -- not so well? really was a panic. >> last question. caller: yes, my quick question is that i heard that the burens white house.n the what president family spoke a foreign language in the white house, and the answer is the family of martin van buren's. >> i do not believe that his children did. van buren spoke dutch. i doubt he spoke dutch in the white house. by the time he went into his retirement, he went to the countryside to speak with the people who spoke dutch. the du
these were their own people. >> there was a book written about martha washington. this is her story about rachel and andrew jackson of being gentle. it is available for those of you who want to learn more. let me have you talk about a theme, that is the changing role of women in politics. what was happening for women and their ability to influence politics? >> what was gaining is the abolitionist movement. they were part of that movement and were also feminist. it was not peculiar...
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the white house briefing today is currently underway with deputy spokesman josh earnest at martha's vineyard. there is a portion from earlier today. -- the white house has condemned the violence. >> good morning, everybody. let me take a minute to get settled here. before we get started, i want to read a statement about the violence overnight in egypt. the dates strongly condemns the use of violence against road testers in egypt. we extend their condolences to the families of those who have been killed and two the injured. we have repeatedly called on the egyptian military and security forces to show restraint and for the government to respect the universal rights of its citizens just as we urge protesters to demonstrate peacefully. the violence will only make it more difficult to move egypt forward on it path to lasting stability and democracy and runs directly counter to the pledges by the interim government to pursue reconciliation. oppose theongly return to a state of emergency law and call on the government to respect basic human rights such as freedom of peaceful assembly and due proce
the white house briefing today is currently underway with deputy spokesman josh earnest at martha's vineyard. there is a portion from earlier today. -- the white house has condemned the violence. >> good morning, everybody. let me take a minute to get settled here. before we get started, i want to read a statement about the violence overnight in egypt. the dates strongly condemns the use of violence against road testers in egypt. we extend their condolences to the families of those who...
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the next call comes from martha in maine. >> caller: hello. thanks again for the wonderful three hours. it's an honor to talk to a journalist who writes history. i have become ensconced in my history reading, and this summer i'm reading nathaniel show barracks bunker hill. as still can't believe washington train during the french and indian war and ended up working with general gage. when general washington was appointed for our american revolutionary war fiske's -- here he is in boston. washington is going in and general gage is retreating with the american revolution. i'm just amazed at all of this. >> host: martha, to you have a question? >> caller: i want to ask about all these soldiers that are hesitant to fire the first shot. apparently at lexington there was this hesitancy, and it makes me think of fort sumter and the civil war. nobody wants to fire the first shot. >> guest: well, there were plenty of shots fired in world war ii. there was a book that was published after the war debt estimated that a substantial number of soldiers in co
the next call comes from martha in maine. >> caller: hello. thanks again for the wonderful three hours. it's an honor to talk to a journalist who writes history. i have become ensconced in my history reading, and this summer i'm reading nathaniel show barracks bunker hill. as still can't believe washington train during the french and indian war and ended up working with general gage. when general washington was appointed for our american revolutionary war fiske's -- here he is in boston....
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morning where president obama and the first family returned last night after their nine-day vacation to martha's vineyard. the president will be meeting with a group of financial regulators later today including fed chair ben bernanke. they'll be discussing the ongoing implementation of the dodd-frank financial overhaul. and josh earnest will brief reporters set for air on c-span. suspected militants killed 24 police in an ambush in northern sinai, and egyptian officials also are indicating former president hosni mubarak could be freed this week. questions likely will come up during today's white house briefing, news also that european union foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting this week to forge a joint response to the recent violence in egypt that has killed nearly 1,000 people. a european committee official said diplomats agreed that meeting would be held wednesday in brussels. well, here on -- >> we're standing inside hard scrabble which is a two-story log cabin in 1856. julia in her memoirs lets us know that she does not like it one bit. she's found it crude and homely. but true
morning where president obama and the first family returned last night after their nine-day vacation to martha's vineyard. the president will be meeting with a group of financial regulators later today including fed chair ben bernanke. they'll be discussing the ongoing implementation of the dodd-frank financial overhaul. and josh earnest will brief reporters set for air on c-span. suspected militants killed 24 police in an ambush in northern sinai, and egyptian officials also are indicating...
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. >> be well, i'd like to just thank you so very much -- [inaudible] with the martha went on before and raising questions that project us toward a future. i'd like to just make a comment about several things that you have mentioned. you talk about the collect i use of -- collective use of resources. prior to us pursuing the dream, there were black -- [inaudible] the insurance companies in particular that supported home ownership, invested money into the community. i grew up in a segregated south community where booker t. washington -- [inaudible] sitting on the steps -- this was before i was born be, i'm not quite that old. [laughter] but people from tuskegee came in to educate the black community because people couldn't go to school. black people -- [inaudible] in that part of arkansas, but after 1960 and we saw the dream, the insurance companies went out of business as we got a piece of the rock. now, i don't want to preach, but your point about our psychology, and the gentleman last night talked about less information. when you went to a is segregated black school and you mentioned t
. >> be well, i'd like to just thank you so very much -- [inaudible] with the martha went on before and raising questions that project us toward a future. i'd like to just make a comment about several things that you have mentioned. you talk about the collect i use of -- collective use of resources. prior to us pursuing the dream, there were black -- [inaudible] the insurance companies in particular that supported home ownership, invested money into the community. i grew up in a...
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the president on vacation in martha's vineyard. from boston the republican national committee a short while ago approving a resolution blocking to tv networks from hosting the republican presidential primary debate. the vote affirms the chairman is threat against cnn and nbc unless the networks dropped their plans to air programs about possible democratic presidential contender hillary clinton. the vote at the summer committee meeting in boston was unanimous. and part of the statement that the rnc part of that resolution read the rnc shall, quote, endeavor >>> we were right in my view to fully fund the military since 9/11 but what we did is we deprived the state department and the u.s. agency of international development of funds. and there is other results. an enormous gap between the size and power of the pentagon and the size and power of the state department are illustrated with little like samples from bob gates, who was an outstanding defense for president bush and obama. he gave a brilliant speech years ago. secretary gates,
the president on vacation in martha's vineyard. from boston the republican national committee a short while ago approving a resolution blocking to tv networks from hosting the republican presidential primary debate. the vote affirms the chairman is threat against cnn and nbc unless the networks dropped their plans to air programs about possible democratic presidential contender hillary clinton. the vote at the summer committee meeting in boston was unanimous. and part of the statement that the...
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another rainy day up in martha's vineyard. the president changed his schedule, no golf, instead he picked up some fast-food and went to lunch at valerie jarrett's house on the island, played basketball in the afternoon, and then he and the first lady went out to dinner, just the two of them, on the southern tip of the island. yesterday the department of justice took a big step and said they are going to move to try to block the proposed merger when american airlines and us air. this is one merger too far, they said. we'll see how that goes, and tell you about it, right here on current tv. ♪ >> no, they said "make us a turkey and make it fast". >> (laughter). >> she gets the comedians laughing. >> that's the best! >> that's hilarious. >> ... and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there is wiggle room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> she's joy behar. >> ya, i consider you jew-talian. >> okay, whatever you want. >> who plays kafka? >> who saw kafka? >> who ever saw kafka? >> (laughter). >> asking the tough
another rainy day up in martha's vineyard. the president changed his schedule, no golf, instead he picked up some fast-food and went to lunch at valerie jarrett's house on the island, played basketball in the afternoon, and then he and the first lady went out to dinner, just the two of them, on the southern tip of the island. yesterday the department of justice took a big step and said they are going to move to try to block the proposed merger when american airlines and us air. this is one...
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president obama is monitoring developments while he is still in martha's vineyard, and press secretary josh earnest, and john kerry are speaking out against the violence. >> the united states strongly condemns the use of violence against egypt. >> the path towards violence leads only to economic disaster, and suffering. >> in addition to the more than 500 kills, more than 3700 are reported injured. many killed were part of the protests in the city, and funerals will take place later today. 43 security troops also died in yesterday's clashes. the muslim brotherhood has called for more protests today, and all has been quiet until just a few moments ago. we'll keep an eye on developments throughout the morning. for now we'll take a break. we're back after this. ♪ mu ♪ criticizing, and holding policy to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard the president say the other night? is this personal, or is it political? a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i'm given to doing anyway, by staying in touch with everything that is going on politically and putting my own nuance
president obama is monitoring developments while he is still in martha's vineyard, and press secretary josh earnest, and john kerry are speaking out against the violence. >> the united states strongly condemns the use of violence against egypt. >> the path towards violence leads only to economic disaster, and suffering. >> in addition to the more than 500 kills, more than 3700 are reported injured. many killed were part of the protests in the city, and funerals will take place...
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i'm jamie colby in for martha maccallum. the folks in the midst of that fire apparently moved to safety. hundreds of firefighters are battling it. it faces-moving silver fire they're already calling it. it has burned nine square miles since yesterday. 6,000-acres burned, three people hurt. 15 structures torched. folks on the ground say gusty winds, they sure aren't helping. >> we had no place to go. we tried to find someplace safe. we saw several plumes of smoke and then you hear the propane tanks going and then you hear ammunition going. so i don't know if it was just one house that was lost back there or not. it is adrenaline and nerves. then i'm still hoping that our house is okay. that it has gone at least past it and that which can go home tonight. jamie: a lot of hope and a lot of prayers. dominic di-natale live in banning, california. it has been a busy fire season, dominic. anything different about this wing and do they know what caused it? >> reporter: they don't know what caused it but the sheer speed this fire sta
i'm jamie colby in for martha maccallum. the folks in the midst of that fire apparently moved to safety. hundreds of firefighters are battling it. it faces-moving silver fire they're already calling it. it has burned nine square miles since yesterday. 6,000-acres burned, three people hurt. 15 structures torched. folks on the ground say gusty winds, they sure aren't helping. >> we had no place to go. we tried to find someplace safe. we saw several plumes of smoke and then you hear the...
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week when national security concerns are heightened, at a time when he's just about to flit off to martha's vineyard and connecting with the average american person. and really there was something else going on because after his appearance, and i pointed this out last night -- the white house admitted that barak obama was meeting with jeffrey katzenberg, one of the biggest hollywood heavy hitters, donors and bundlers for the obama campaign, and guess what? we didn't get to see that broadcast on national tv to see what they were talking about and what they were up to. >> steve: yeah. it is pretty extraordinary, though, given all the news going on and the first hard questions asked by jay leno, because the president, his communications team, the strategy is, keep him away from the white house reporters. keep him away from everybody. >> yeah. that's right. perhaps he should have his next white house press conference at the "saturday night live" set. yeah. you know, i wonder when people will really get fed up with the info tainment we've been saddled with. >> steve: we'll find out. >> gretchen:
week when national security concerns are heightened, at a time when he's just about to flit off to martha's vineyard and connecting with the average american person. and really there was something else going on because after his appearance, and i pointed this out last night -- the white house admitted that barak obama was meeting with jeffrey katzenberg, one of the biggest hollywood heavy hitters, donors and bundlers for the obama campaign, and guess what? we didn't get to see that broadcast on...
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first let's check in with martha mccallum and find out what she put together 'cause she does most of the work on that show. >> that's true. good morning. so there are some new shocking details that are emerging in the shooting of chris lane that may point to the motive in that case. senator tom coburn says the president is, quote, perilously close to impeachment territory with his executive orders. we're going to talk about that and everything else coming up at the top of the hour. we'll see you then too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. car insurance companies say they'll save you by switching, you'd have like, a ton of dollars. but how're they saving you those dollars? a lot of companies might answer "um" or "no comment." then there's esurance. born online, raised by technology and majors in efficiency. so whatever they save, you save. hassle, time, paperwork, hair-tearing out, and yes, especially dollars. esurance. now backed by allstate. click or call. >> brian: thompson square has been here
first let's check in with martha mccallum and find out what she put together 'cause she does most of the work on that show. >> that's true. good morning. so there are some new shocking details that are emerging in the shooting of chris lane that may point to the motive in that case. senator tom coburn says the president is, quote, perilously close to impeachment territory with his executive orders. we're going to talk about that and everything else coming up at the top of the hour. we'll...
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martha. martha: grand indeed. how about this? a once powerful political and social force, the american union may now be in real trouble. why the head of the biggest union in this country says they're really suffering at historic lows in membership. bill: how about this for your morning commute? 700 miles-an-hour? there is newn system described as the concord meets an air hockey table, just like "the jetsons." cool. ♪ [ male announcer ] come to the lexus golden opportunity sales event and choose from one of five lexus hybrids that's right for you, including the lexus es and ct hybrids. ♪ this is the pursuit of perfection. martha: firefighters in southern california are finally getting a handle on a massive wildfire that has threatened hundreds of homes. the silver fire as it's known destroyed 26 homes, charred more than 30 square miles of the mountains east of l.a. at its peak, the flames forced the evacuation of nearly 2000 people. 10 firefighters and a mountain biker were hurt in this fire. the cause of this blaze is under i
martha. martha: grand indeed. how about this? a once powerful political and social force, the american union may now be in real trouble. why the head of the biggest union in this country says they're really suffering at historic lows in membership. bill: how about this for your morning commute? 700 miles-an-hour? there is newn system described as the concord meets an air hockey table, just like "the jetsons." cool. ♪ [ male announcer ] come to the lexus golden opportunity sales...
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martha: i'm martha maccallum. the neighbored say they heard a large boom, then several explosions followed. the airbus 300 crashed outside the city's perimeter. bill: what do we know about the conditions where that plane crashed? >> reporter: it remains unclear whether weather had anything to do with the crash of flight 1354. we are getting word from the faa where the plane crashed. the crash occurred while the plane was on approach to the airport in birmingham. the ntsb says it's sending a full go-team to investigate the cause of the crash. an airport spokesperson says there are no homes in the area where the plane crashed. the spokesperson describes it as a grassy field. local authorities say no one on the ground was injured, bill. bill: what are we hearing from ups? >> they are trying to assess what's going on as is everyone else. the aircraft was an a-300 cargo jet. it was flying to birmingham from louisville, kentucky. a company spokesperson released a written statement saying quote," we are still assessing t
martha: i'm martha maccallum. the neighbored say they heard a large boom, then several explosions followed. the airbus 300 crashed outside the city's perimeter. bill: what do we know about the conditions where that plane crashed? >> reporter: it remains unclear whether weather had anything to do with the crash of flight 1354. we are getting word from the faa where the plane crashed. the crash occurred while the plane was on approach to the airport in birmingham. the ntsb says it's sending...
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martha? martha: well, thanks, bill. there is a growing debate as president obama faces some brand new roadblocks this morning from overseas on the issue of taking military action in syria. but should he get the okay back here at home? he's scheduled to meet with members of congress today, but does he need tear permission? >> presidents have done this consistently. president reagan did it in grenada, president eisenhower did it in lebanon. martha: 100 lawmakers demanding that the president be get approval from congress before doing anything. we're going to talk about that, coming up next. bill: also discouraging reports on a growing west coast wildfire. why it might take months now before this fire is out. >> i have never seen it like this on the lake. we can see all the way to south lake tahoe which is about 18.5 miles away. but as you can see, the visibility's about half a mile. martha: we are back with this fox news alert from northern california now where crews are making slow progress on the massive wildfires burnin
martha? martha: well, thanks, bill. there is a growing debate as president obama faces some brand new roadblocks this morning from overseas on the issue of taking military action in syria. but should he get the okay back here at home? he's scheduled to meet with members of congress today, but does he need tear permission? >> presidents have done this consistently. president reagan did it in grenada, president eisenhower did it in lebanon. martha: 100 lawmakers demanding that the president...
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it's not surprising, considering his decision to vacation at martha's vineyard while egypt is spiraling out of control. the president did emerge from the shadows of martha's vineyard to deliver a brief statement on the crisis in cairo. he spent all of six minutes, about 600 people dead, thousands injured. he announced the u.s. was canceling an exercise. he took a moment to compare egypt, yes egypt to the united states of america. oh, really, watch this. >> we recognize that change takes time. and that a process like this is never guaranteed. there are examples in recent history of countries that are transitioned out of a military government towards a democratic government and did not always go in a straight line and the process was not always smooth. there are going to be false starts. there will be difficult days. america's democratic journey took us through mighty struggles to perfect our union. >> a few short moments after makes those quite ignorant remarks, guess where the commander in chief was spotted. after that, he was playing golf on the golf course. which leaves me with one si
it's not surprising, considering his decision to vacation at martha's vineyard while egypt is spiraling out of control. the president did emerge from the shadows of martha's vineyard to deliver a brief statement on the crisis in cairo. he spent all of six minutes, about 600 people dead, thousands injured. he announced the u.s. was canceling an exercise. he took a moment to compare egypt, yes egypt to the united states of america. oh, really, watch this. >> we recognize that change takes...
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we begin with correspondent wendell goler traveling with the president in martha's vineyard that could leave you paying more out of pocket. good evening, wendell. >> reporter: good evening, shannon. the concession involves the cap on out of pocket costs to go into effect next year, it could double costs for people that use one to manage medical coverage and another for prescription drug benefits. as the president settled in to vacation life on martha's vineyard, word of a new obama care concession to insurance companies, involving the $6300 a year cap on deductibles and co-pays that was supposed to go into effect next year. officials say insurers sometimes use different companies to administer medical coverage and drug benefits, their computers don't always talk to each other. in those rare cases, people could pay twice the out of pocket costs. this ceo says the president was right when he warned there would be a learning curve. >> they're trying to recreate many of the things insurance companies got good at doing. what they're going to learn is this is not so easy. >> reporter: the la
we begin with correspondent wendell goler traveling with the president in martha's vineyard that could leave you paying more out of pocket. good evening, wendell. >> reporter: good evening, shannon. the concession involves the cap on out of pocket costs to go into effect next year, it could double costs for people that use one to manage medical coverage and another for prescription drug benefits. as the president settled in to vacation life on martha's vineyard, word of a new obama care...
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president obama returning after a week long trip to martha's vineyard. he is facing fresh criticism about the nsa after the latest details in the agency's spying scandal. peter doocy live with the details. good morning, peter. >> good morning. the president is going to wake up today amid new calls for members of congress between the nsa. that includes republican senator rand paul who says it is time to ask for the opinion of the supreme court. >> you have to hear both sides. there really needs to be a discussion for people who are a little bit more skeptical of the nsa in an open court i think before the supreme court on this program. >> another republican says senator paul is wrong. senator peter king from new york says the nsa has a high batting average when it comes to preventing terror attacks and protecting individual rights. >> the senator said billions of phone calls were collected but only is00 were reported by the nsa. he says no one's rights from violated. just before president obama went on vacation he said at a res conference at the white hou
president obama returning after a week long trip to martha's vineyard. he is facing fresh criticism about the nsa after the latest details in the agency's spying scandal. peter doocy live with the details. good morning, peter. >> good morning. the president is going to wake up today amid new calls for members of congress between the nsa. that includes republican senator rand paul who says it is time to ask for the opinion of the supreme court. >> you have to hear both sides. there...
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martha? >> trace, thank you. what a story. >>> so we've got a disturbing update on the continued assault on coptic christians in egypt. a 10-year-old little girl shot and killed in the street as she left bible study class. we'll tell you what is happening in that story. >>> plus, yet another sports fan dies in a fatal fall from the upper deck at a sports stadium. the circumstances surrounding this young man's death are anything but clear at this point. >>> and north carolina is now the battleground in the fight over voting rights. we'll break down all the details, look at how the supreme court has opened a door to what may be the central battle for 26 teams. [ bottle ] okay, listen up! i'm here to get the lady of the house back on her feet. [ all gasp ] oj, veggies you're cool. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! 'cause i'm re-workin' the menu, keeping her healthy and you on your toes. [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, an
martha? >> trace, thank you. what a story. >>> so we've got a disturbing update on the continued assault on coptic christians in egypt. a 10-year-old little girl shot and killed in the street as she left bible study class. we'll tell you what is happening in that story. >>> plus, yet another sports fan dies in a fatal fall from the upper deck at a sports stadium. the circumstances surrounding this young man's death are anything but clear at this point. >>> and...
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martha: of course he does. we'll leave you on that night. bye everybody. see you tomorrow. have a good day. >> brand new stories and breaking news to bring you. jon: almost impossible to imagine the crisis in egypt is growing worse. dozens of egyptian police officers are massacred in an ambush. >>> the e.u. holds an emergency meeting trying to stop the brutal violence as some u.s. lawmakers call for an end to military aid to egypt. >>> a tearful oscar pistorius indicted today on charges he murdered his model girlfriend. he is set to stand trial this winter in south africa. our legal panel weighs in. >>> so many kids are using smartphones these days. a new study said, staring at that little screen could cause permanent damage to young eyes. the doctor is in. it is all "happening now." jon: and horrific news out of egypt on this monday as calls increase here at home to stop spending your tax dollars on a country in such turmoil. good morning. i'm jon scott. >> i'm heather nauert in for jenna lee today. there is a lot boeing on. we begin more violence in the arab world, the mo
martha: of course he does. we'll leave you on that night. bye everybody. see you tomorrow. have a good day. >> brand new stories and breaking news to bring you. jon: almost impossible to imagine the crisis in egypt is growing worse. dozens of egyptian police officers are massacred in an ambush. >>> the e.u. holds an emergency meeting trying to stop the brutal violence as some u.s. lawmakers call for an end to military aid to egypt. >>> a tearful oscar pistorius indicted...
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deputy press secretary josh earnest told reporters on martha's vineyard the increase in rates won't be much. >> probably on the order of $5 or less a year on cell phone owners, on an individual cell phone owner. >> reporter: for that, officials think they can connect 99% of the schools. lawmakers say not so fast. fred upton said there's going to be push back, absolutely. mr. obama told a north carolina gathering in june he can do it without congress. >> we can and will get started right away. yes, we can. >> reporter: but he can't do it without the federal communications commission, which is supposed to be an independent agency. >> the president twice said he's directed this independent regulatory agency to spend this money and raise these taxes and that is simply not within his power to do. >> reporter: aides say he wants to expand an fcc program established to give libraries affordable communications. >> the purpose is to expand access to telecommunications technology all across the country. >> reporter: his spokesman said who wouldn't want to make it virtually universal, especially
deputy press secretary josh earnest told reporters on martha's vineyard the increase in rates won't be much. >> probably on the order of $5 or less a year on cell phone owners, on an individual cell phone owner. >> reporter: for that, officials think they can connect 99% of the schools. lawmakers say not so fast. fred upton said there's going to be push back, absolutely. mr. obama told a north carolina gathering in june he can do it without congress. >> we can and will get...